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What's in Your emergancy road kit?, What items are important to get it running again |
reharvey |
Apr 24 2014, 02:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
I've been driving 914s for 25 plus years and have broken down more than once. Having some tools and extra parts comes in handy. This is what I carry along and was just wondering what everyone else had in their tool box. I have a wire tucked under the battery box that connects to the hot side of the fuel pump. If I don't hear it run for a few seconds when the key is turned on I connect the wire to the hot side of the coil to get me home ( if the pump isn't shot ). I also carry extra cables and jumpers. What else can we do to keep from calling a tow truck? Ray
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bandjoey |
Apr 24 2014, 03:18 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Aaa card
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green914 |
Apr 24 2014, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,467 Joined: 29-March 11 From: Sacramento, California Member No.: 12,874 Region Association: Northern California |
An extra ignition coil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me.
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Elliot Cannon |
Apr 24 2014, 04:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
Probably everything you have there including a spare axle and tools to change one. I also carry a scissor jack, jack stand, throttle and clutch cable. AAA card and a cell phone pretty much go without saying.
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Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 24 2014, 04:13 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
An extra ignition coil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me. Interesting. In 40 continuous years of making my living as a wrench and a shop owner, I don't think I sold more than 50 coils of any kind or brand, and a big chunk of the total was 911 CDI coils. Bosch coils, in particular the ones used on 4 cylinder air cooled engines, are remarkably reliable. The coil on my '65 911 is original. The coil on my nearly-500,000 mile Jetta was original when I sold it to the county for recycling. The Cap'n |
r_towle |
Apr 24 2014, 08:01 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,569 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
An extra ignition coil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me. Interesting. In 40 continuous years of making my living as a wrench and a shop owner, I don't think I sold more than 50 coils of any kind or brand, and a big chunk of the total was 911 CDI coils. Bosch coils, in particular the ones used on 4 cylinder air cooled engines, are remarkably reliable. The coil on my '65 911 is original. The coil on my nearly-500,000 mile Jetta was original when I sold it to the county for recycling. The Cap'n As these cars have gotten older, I have had issues with the old yellow top coils getting to hot in the summer and not working. A blue coil has lasted for at least ten years now.... |
speed metal army |
Apr 24 2014, 08:45 PM
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Waiting for the rain to stop... Group: Members Posts: 1,068 Joined: 4-September 10 From: PNW Member No.: 12,137 Region Association: Canada |
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stugray |
Apr 24 2014, 09:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
That is the exact same tool box I hauled around the country in my 914 back in college! Perfect size as it fits in the front trunk nicely.
In addition, I had one of those cargo web/net bungee things that bikers use to strap stuff to the rear seat. It stretched perfectly across the back wall of the front trunk, and to the spare tire cover-board and kept that tool box from moving around. And I never had the stock jack. I kept a small bottle jack wrapped in an old sweatshirt next to the spare. And one of those 4 way tire irons I found fit exactly inside the spare with jumper cables coiled below. |
ripper911 |
Apr 25 2014, 05:56 AM
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corde pulsum tangite Group: Members Posts: 2,920 Joined: 25-April 10 From: Powder Springs, GA Member No.: 11,654 Region Association: South East States |
I used to keep a "phase 1" tool kit according to How To Keep Your VW Alive, but it has since dwindled into a small tool box with rusty sockets, ratchets, wrenches, and a couple of other things. I also keep a stock jack and a lug wrench up front.
One thing that is extremely important to keep on hand is an extra set of contact points. |
914werke |
Apr 25 2014, 11:05 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,029 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
A throttle cable & a clutch cable coiled in the spare.
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worn |
Apr 25 2014, 11:20 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,149 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I've been driving 914s for 25 plus years and have broken down more than once. Having some tools and extra parts comes in handy. This is what I carry along and was just wondering what everyone else had in their tool box. I have a wire tucked under the battery box that connects to the hot side of the fuel pump. If I don't hear it run for a few seconds when the key is turned on I connect the wire to the hot side of the coil to get me home ( if the pump isn't shot ). I also carry extra cables and jumpers. What else can we do to keep from calling a tow truck? Ray Real metal wire to tie up things. Gloves to handle hot things, and a dispo tyvek set of coveralls in case I am not dressed for the event. Throttle and clutch cables in the spare. Oil. Jump packs are getting small too. |
JmuRiz |
Apr 25 2014, 11:22 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,424 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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